I think everyone knows something of Shirley MacLaine, the actor, dancer and psychic. Using her birth details we will look at her Sabian symbols (very briefly here) just to see how obviously her symbols pop up in her life. I feel the more clearly our symbols appear in our lives the closer we are living the life we chose to lead.

THE MOON 7th Degree Virgo
Sabian Symbol: A harem.

Moon ~ emotions, color, dance, auras, women's business are things Shirley McLaine is passionate about. Interestingly enough two of the ways this symbol has manifested in her life was in the 'The Pajama Game' where she had her first stage play sucess when she took over as the lead lady, and as an American reporter on an undercover assignment in the king's harem, in the movie "John Goldfarb, Please Come Home". The symbol itself speaks of using charm and appealing natural talents to succeed.

THE SUN 4th Degree of Taurus
Sabian Symbol: The rainbow's pot of gold.

The key word for this symbol is faith, a powerful sense of purpose for Shirley MacLaine. Rainbows are quite rare, awe inspiring and of course lead you to a pot of gold, gold being her powerhouse generating spiritual and financial wealth. Color is again a key in this symbol, so things like chakra colors, color therapy, interior decorating and fashion motivate her personal powerhouse. This symbol also represents her achievements - mainly her awards ~ gold Oscars.

KARMIC CONDITION 3rd Degree Taurus
Sabian Symbol: Natural steps up to a Lawn blooming with clover.

This is a wonderful karmic condition of hope, inspiration, vision, harmony and natural abundance. This symbol highlights the spiritual quest, upwards and the three leaf clover represents the divine, the past, present, and future, the holy trinity and the female energies, holistic practices and nature. This condition motivates Shirley to act on the highest spiritual level.

MERCURY 16th Degree of Aries
Sabian Symbol: Brownies dancing in the setting sun.

"Then come the lights shining on you from above. You are a performer. You forget all you learned, the process of technique, the fear, the pain, you even forget who you are, you become one with the music, the lights, indeed one with the dance." ~ Shirley MacLaine.

Mercury is the position for communication and with her own quote she describes exactly the essence of 16th Degree Aries in her Mercury position. IN addition, the symbol in her chart shows she has ‘other’ names she uses, character names and her birth name, and highlights she is a helpful and industrious person.

VENUS 18th Degree of Pisces
Sabian Symbol: A gigantic tent, a famous revivalist conducts a meeting with a spectacular performance.

Shirley MacLaine empowers, intensifies and inspires people to look upward and move forward in spiritual growth. In the relationship placement, this symbol indicates she has many friends, relationships and fans, who share in her passions. The symbol suggests fame and performance, but is as much about sharing and moving people spiritually.

MARS 2nd Degree of Taurus
Sabian Symbol: An electrical storm.

Shirley MacLaine chose to be filled with emotional energy, passion and ideas. When her energy gets ‘stormy’, she may even explode, but using this energy wisely can lead to social reforms. Her mind is like lightning; it strikes out different ideas clearly and strongly, with high intelligence and intuitive insight.

JUPITER 17th Degree of Libra
Sabian Symbol: A retired sea captain.

This is the fortune and career symbol, and speaks of the importance of quite reflection after hard work and the recounting of those wild stories. Shirley MacLaine has the experience of life and shares it in her novels, she is the story teller, recounting dangerous perils and life lessons as an old sea captain would to people of like mind. It highlights her position as a leader of spiritual groups.

SATURN 27th Degree of Aquarius
Sabian Symbol: An ancient pottery bowl filled with violets.

Lessons for Shirley in this life include a return to ancient sources, flower and herbal remedies, to have pure motive and intent. The color violet here is important, as her thoughts and actions are beyond the normal spectrum as ultraviolet is. Shirley has a strong contact with her past lives – ancient lives, they are concrete rather than vague memories to her.

URANUS 28th Degree of Aries
Sabian Symbol: A large disappointed audience.

A common symbol for a ‘famous’ people in their chart. This symbol indicates Shirley may feel she has have failed or let people down with her performances, teachings, it serves to create higher standards of perfection and less chance of disappointment. She lives with high expectations, and is passionate about keeping her ‘audience’ immersed in the action she is the centre of. It also speaks of her ‘hidden’ audience, spirits, Angels and star people who look to her to accomplish so much on earth.

NEPTUNE 10th Degree of Virgo
Sabian Symbol: Two heads looking out and beyond the shadows.

In the Neptune position, this a potently psychic symbol is definitely shows Shirley being able to see things from a different perspective, having profound vision, looking beyond the shadows/veils of time and space, remembering past lives, and seeing into the stars. Her powers of observation are her greatest gift, used peering into the veiled world of spirituality.

PLUTO 23rd Degree of Cancer
Sabian Symbol: Meeting of a literary society.

The transformation symbol is for Shirley print media newspapers and the written word. She is compelled to share her higher knowledge with others, and when she is in the company of like minded people inspiration flows with ease. Of course she has written at least ten books. This symbol also speaks of her ability to widen our consciousness by exposing us to new areas of experiences through her words.

CHIRON 2nd Degree of Gemini
Sabian Symbol: Santa clause filling stockings furtively.

Healing is in gift giving and receiving, donations, surprise presents and gifts of the spirit for Shirley MacLaine. This symbol also hints that ceremony and timing are utilized in her life to coordinate important events. This is also the power to fly beyond the restrictions of time, astral traveling, space traveling.

NORTH NODE 17th Degree of Aquarius
Sabian Symbol: A watchdog standing guard.

"The more I traveled the more I realized that fear makes strangers of people who should be friends." ~ Shirley MacLaine

This symbol expresses personal guardianship over knowledge and information that needs protecting, she is alert to undercurrents and avoids trouble using her intuition. It also speaks of her ability to speak with animals, transferring their virtues and wisdom into words and teaching others about animal gifts.

SOUTH NODE 17th Degree of Leo
Sabian Symbol: Volunteer church choir makes social event of rehearsal.

I could be whatever I wanted to be if I trusted that music, that song, that vibration of God that was inside of me. - Shirley MacLaine

The gifts she chose to bring into this life were her voice and her knowing of the Divine ~ God. She is surrounded by people of like mind, who can share their expression of this spirituality and make something come of it.

Again, this is a very limited exploration into the Sabian Symbols of Shirley MacLaine, however, by looking at her symbols, we can see how they work in her life. What clues do your Sabian Symbols give you?

Marina Costelloe, B.Sc. M.Sc.

sabians@bigpond.com

References:
The Sabian Symbols in Astrology by Dr. Marc Edmund Jones
360 Degrees of Wisdom by Lynda Hill

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